| FEMA | 2116 |
| CAS | 8007-00-9 |
| EINECS | N/A |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | N/A |
| CoE Number | N/A |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | balsamic sweet, balsamic, vanilla, woody, powdery, resinous, |
| Flavor | balsamic balsamic, bitter, woody, resinous, |
| Material Notes | Peru Balsam should not be used for products that come in contact with the skin. You may use the peru balsam oil but only in very small quantities. Peru Balsam is a pathological product which exudes from the trunk of the large Central American tree, Myroxylon Pereirae, when the bark is removed section wise from the tree. The exudation is collected in a very crude manner and is only coarsely purified locally by treatment with boiling water. tsca definition 2008: extractives and their physically modified derivatives. it consists primarily of resins, essential oils, and usually cinnamic and benzoic acids. (myroxylon balsamum pereirae, leguminosae). used in treatment of radiation skin injuries in ussr. |